The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-01-27
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS OF AN OUTSIDER

VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS OF AN OUTSIDER.
strike the outsider in his visit to the State House is
that have very harmonious Legislature.
True, the Democrat mino1itj is not large enough
to be obstructive if it desired, but it is evident
that it has no desire i'll that direction. Another
thing is the number of new men. But three of the
Waldo county delegation have served in tie Maine
observation-disclosures Nckcls and Rich and Repre-
sentative Libby. The two Democrats Of the dele
CATION, Messrs. Greer of Belmont and Wilson of
Belfast, have received good places on committees.
The former is ON County Estimates. and the latter
on Fisheries and Game, both important committees
the latter especially calling for good deal of
work.
Thursday was the day for temperance bills and
was introduced in the House and two in the
Senate The bills introduced in the senate were
the called "cidrr bill" which ha, already been
published and Il bill to prevent the iurn him. Of
liquor to minors. The intention Of the bill is shat
"no agent of any city or town other person Shall
furnish, sell, give away, etc. any liquors to any
minor under tie age OF 81 years uu,icr penalty of
Tine of at least 500 and Imprisonment of at least
30 days. The bill provides that the child may get
the liquor on presenting an order from Ills parent
or any person who may legally buy of the agency,
hut prescrihcs rigid penaltie. for forging of such
orders, and for other evasions Of the law. The
aim Of this bill is at the agencies The bin intro
duced in the House is very long one, and the
other two.
Judging from brief remarks and interviews the
prospect for temperance legislation th~ winter i,
~ I'LL. "a
haNea fair consideration. The cider bill is general
ly regarded as wholly impracticablc and futile
The editor of the Brdgtpn News. q prominent and
active Good Tcmrlar, say: The law would be
practically dead letter because of the absolute
impossibility of determining the age of the beN el-
ase-or even discovering the to Which it is to
be applet. Granted that the eide. tpplirs .hol
il nuisance which ought to he al;tctl, we never
thrless have little faith that much can be accom-
pii,hcd in the direction ui the suppression of the
evil until plhlic sentiment shall sanction law
placing cider in the category of other iutuNirlnts
as the temperance organizations now do--;,nd
absolutely prohibits its sale except for medicinal
OF culinary purposes
\ warm time is i'll prospect this winter over the
granting Of charters for proposed railroads by the
legislature. Eight ten railroad companies,
covering short lines, To connect with the Maine
Central or Canadian Pacific, which is pushing Il
llne across the northern part of the state towards
the Canadian seabcari, will ask the legislature for
certain privileges. This latter will undoubtedly
meet with heavy opposition, it certainly should.
says Mr. Blaine The coast of Maine is the
natural outlet for the products of the whole great
northwest. 1t would be Very short-sighted in to
let foreign corporation buill a line :tcl,s, our
territory to 4 Canadian port
The State Board Of Agriculture is in session
here this week. Its members have decided that
the Secretary salary ought to be $500 -tc;td of
$500 ard that e3j0o should be expended for farm
ers Institutes in the various counties, instead of
SlH0 as at present. They also think that 2O.u>O
instead of 10000 Of the agricultural report should
be printed. They will mcmoriallze Congress to
pass law to allow state documents to gu through
the mails free as nitcl states lueunNNts ~.